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Cara Kennedy-Cuomo

Investor

Founding Partner at Ardabelle Capital

New York City Metropolitan Area

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About

Founding Partner focused on investment and impact. She was on the founding team of 17 Asset Management, building its impact measurement system, and previously worked at RockCreek, Vistria, and Necessary Ventures. She holds an MBA from Wharton and an AB from Harvard.

Experience

  1. Ardabelle CapitalFounding Partnercurrent2024 — presentNew York, New York, United States
  2. The Vistria GroupMBA Intern2023
  3. Necessary VenturesVenture Fellow2022
  4. RockCreekSummer Associate, Private Equity and Venture Capital2022
  5. Sahar Global SummitsPartner, Head of Diversity + Inclusion Summits2019 — 2021
  6. 17 Asset ManagementConsultant2019 — 2020
  7. 17 Asset ManagementAssociate2018 — 2019New York City Metropolitan Area
  8. Sustainable Development Solutions NetworkProgram Associate2017 — 2018New York, NY
  9. Boston FoodsFounder, President2015 — 2017Boston, MA
  10. Carr Center for Human Rights Policy (Harvard University)Research Assistant for Professor Douglas Johnson2017Greater Boston
  11. Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied SciencesTeaching Fellow, Start-up Research and Development2016 — 2017
  12. Change-Magazine Inc.National Managing Editor2013 — 2017
  13. Albright Stonebridge GroupEurope Practice Intern2016Washington DC-Baltimore Area
  14. Harvard Innovation LabsResident, Venture Incubation Program2016Greater Boston
  15. Know TomorrowProgram Organizer2015Greater Boston
  16. Clinton FoundationForeign Policy Intern2015New York City
  17. Bachpan Bachao Andolan - IndiaTeacher2014Rajasthan, India
  18. Robert F. Kennedy Human RightsHuman Rights Delegation participant2012 — 2014

Skills & more

Customer Service11Microsoft Office10Microsoft Excel5Leadership9Research11Editing4Microsoft Word6Writing5Nonprofits5International Relations6Entrepreneurship5Social Enterprise6
+3 moreTeamworkSocial MediaCRM
  • Business Models for Social Impact — +Acumen
  • The Age of Sustainable Development — SDSNEDU
  • Financing for Development — edX

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Cara Kennedy-Cuomo?
Founding Partner focused on investment and impact. She was on the founding team of 17 Asset Management, building its impact measurement system, and previously worked at RockCreek, Vistria, and Necessary Ventures. She holds an MBA from Wharton and an AB from Harvard.
Where does Cara Kennedy-Cuomo work?
Cara Kennedy-Cuomo is Founding Partner at Ardabelle Capital.
Where did Cara Kennedy-Cuomo go to school?
Cara Kennedy-Cuomo studied at The Wharton School (Master of Business Administration - MBA); Harvard University (Bachelor’s Degree, Concentration in Government, Secondary in Ethnicity Migration and Human Rights); Deerfield Academy (High School).

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